Picked up my Utopias today and very impressed. I have for years been enjoying the HD800 through the HDVD800 amp (not using the HDVD800 DAC which is not noteworthy, but rather a Hugo2). I must say I thought the HD800 would be hard to beat but... this is head fi... and beat the Utopia did! Value...

Well, you'll have guessed what I have to say is good.    I don't start a lot of threads, but when I'm blown away like today... why not share the euphorium!   Let me start by saying I've listened seriously to headphones for a decade. After experimenting with Alessandro Pros, I finally fell in...

Well I lost my etys. After two weeks without I ordered the Westone UM2s. Would you believe the same hour I ordered the UM2s I looked under the car seat and found the Ety ER4Ps sitting on the floor.... life.... full of surprises.... So, today the UM2s turned up. Great, I thought (despite...

Just noticed this little beauty is available in Australia. And its sold not far from where I work: Rogue Metis preamp Looks good, sounds???? Anyone have any experience with these puppies? Cheers, TonyAAA

Well, I've listened to a few tube amps and LOVED them all. But sofar haven't made that leap of commitment to actually buy one... but reading the thread of Yada's on the magic of the MPX3 has convinced me. So my beloved solid state amp is to be sold. I'm saving my pennies. The moment of tube...

Just a heads up for a new balanced amp coming from Lehmann audio. Balanced amp Could be interesting. As could their USB/DAC/amp combo. I don't have any experience with Lehmann but it all could be interesting. One day I'm going to go balanced... wallet prepare thyself! TonyAAA

I was very surprised to have a look at my play count on my iTunes. If you had asked my favourite music I would have a list that said probably rock titles like: Tommy by the Who Supertramp Sinnead O'Connor Cranberries Folk/Classical/Jazz would look like: Dianna Krall Prokofiev...

First off these are initial impressions in response to a request to compare the NAD C542 and the Benchmark DAC1. As someone else asked about the Talisman amp I included my thoughts on this and the benchmark headphone out amp. I do hope to do a more complete follow up on the details but will...

Okay, my Benchmark DAC1 finally arrived today. Its totally unjustifiable for me to make any judgements with only three hours of burn in and listening accomodation but... some questions to owners of both the NAD C542i and DAC1. First off where did the beautiful NAD upper treble go... the DAC1...

I've always enjoyed a few Madonna albums including her "Immaculate Collection" and "American Life". The MS-pros make this music powerful and very dynamic. I find even bad equipment like the car Cd player sounds okay with these albums. But having just gotten the Sony MDR SA5000, there are...

Anyone else find the Sound Quality of the Sharp MD33 canalphones to be very volume dependant? A month or so ago I got a set of Sharp MD33 canalphones. These were to replace my old Sony EX71 phones that I use for cycling to work. I enjoyed the Sony's but was always dissappointed with the...

Okay, the Sony SA5000 arrived today. Thanks to JJCha's (Jason's) efforts with his head-fi group purchase (double thanks actually), I am probably the first Aussie with these cans. Not that that matters... what does matter is the instant impressions which bear little significance to expert...

Well the Samsung DVD-HD747 is now available in Australia, well in Sydney anyway. Anyone know if these babies sound okay. I have negotiated a price down to A$440 for these which isn't high for us Aussies. You can read about it here: Samsung DVD-HD747 Samsung says: Features HD...

Well thanks to Becomethemould I'm now the proud owner of a Chaintech AV710 soundcard (thanks Peter). It was a dream to install, simply ran the install disk to setup the drivers and then updated using the windows XP driver updater. After installation I just went to control panel, selected...

I was at work and feeling generous today. It was afterall two days after my wife's birthday... and like all good head-fiers I bought her a nice audio present - an ipod mini in fact!!! So, wonderful me, currently ranked "perfect" as a husband with a bright future. But, I just couldn't get my...

I was torn as to posting here or in the music forum but you guys are the portable audio experts so I throw my question to your intellects. Copy protection has finally got me frustrated to the point where I returned Joss Stone's new album. I simply could not do with it what I wanted... that is...

Opened the door of the car yesterday only to have the I-pod holder fail as I twisted to get out of the car. This is the original Apple belt holder for the I-pod. When I went to the store that sold it to me they said "this is the first time" they had ever seen the holder fail. And its only...

Just a question to those who know. Is the old 3G ipod remote able to be used on the new 4G? Its a pity the dock is not compatible... but if the remote was it would be one reason less not to upgrade (that extra battery life is what I really want). Cheers, TonyAAA

For some months I have been on a quest for a headphone amp for my MS-pros. So why am I writing in this headphone forum instead of the amp forum. Well, any seasoned headfier would have already guessed – our household ended up with not only an amp but some new cans as well… let me describe the...

Someone must know why there is a bicycle sitting on the Head-Fi motif on the top of the web page? As a cyclist myself I can certainly sympathise with music "on the go" but is there a deeper meaning? Curiosity go the..... Thanks TonyAAA

I had a session listening to Kunwar's two great amps, the Talisman and Mad 25th anniversary Ear+, last week and I noticed a funny thing when returning home. First up my amp sounded "flat" with low treble impact, especially in the high and upper registers. Now these were the same cans I...

Talisman T3H versus MAD 25th Edition Ear + comparison I had the chance thanks to Head Fi member and great bloke Kunwar to listen to a couple of his headphone amps, the Talisman T3H and MAD 25th anniversary EAR+. So I thought I’d write up a few words on my thoughts. Disclaimer I listened...

Well finally some players like the Pioneer DV-667A are getting discounted in Australia. I noticed that these are now going for under A$500 and thought they might be "that" SACD player I'm after. I have a NAD C542 player for straight redbook CDs and HDCDs. No complaints with this baby and I...

Well I was interested to find "TWO" distributors for Lehmannaudio headphone amps in Sydney, Australia. Well considering I've spend several months and only found a couple of amps for sale in Sydney this is a revelation! Looking at the Lehmanaudio website, it appears that this is a real...

Hi and thanks, I buy a lot of music based on the suggestions here. Having never heard Grateful Dead (that I could remember) I took the plunge and bought "Greatful Dead: Skeletons from the closet: the best of, with mastering authorised by Greatful Dead". The first track alone (the Golden...